When block funding ends - what about your people?
We work with many organisations, particularly in the not-for-profit sector, which provide valuable community services that are funded through government block funding. The block funding model provides financial certainty over a fixed period of time,...
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CASE STUDY: Regional and Rural Career Transition
THE FACTS Employees impacted: 35 Locations: 57% based rurally Length of project: 16 months Client contact: Human Resource Director
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Have you given up on your employees during times of change?
Organisations must innovate the way that they view and respond to the automation of roles as technology continues to change the way the world works.
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7 reasons why businesses need career transition/outplacement support
For many HR professionals and leaders, it may seem counterintuitive (or just a waste of money!) to invest in the welfare of departing staff, especially those whom an organisation has targeted to leave for a specific reason.
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CASE STUDY: Large scale career transition services - international communications company
THE FACTS Employees impacted: 400+ Locations: 9 throughout Australia Length of project: 3 years Client contact: Human Resource Director and National Human Resource Business Partner team
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How to re-engage your teams after a restructure
Corporate restructuring and layoffs are an unfortunate, but inevitable, part of today's business climate. Keeping your remaining employees engaged, motivated and productive after a restructure requires managers to be proactive, honest and consistent...
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How to plan for an unplanned career change
Unplanned career change brings with it a sudden array of pressures. These can include dealing with the uncertainty created by the loss of a formal position, financial concerns, and family instability, as well as the need to articulate capabilities...
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8 tips on looking after yourself during a restructure
Transition periods can be particularly stressful for those ‘in the trenches’ - the HR professionals and leaders who are preparing for and implementing organisational changes. Many will find themselves feeling stressed and overworked, with too much...
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Protecting your employer brand while restructuring
Looking after your organisation during a restructure One of the key tasks for an organisation undergoing a change project is keeping its reputation intact. In today’s social media driven world, it takes just one angry tweet and a split second for an...
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Looking after your management team during a restructure
Looking after your management team during a restructure It is important to keep your management team motivated and resilient throughout the organisational change process, as they play a crucial role in the success of the change. The management team...
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Looking after your team during an organisational change
It goes without saying that organisational change is a stressful time for all levels of the business. As a leader or HR professional, you are in a position to manage some of the stress that those around you may be experiencing as a result of an...
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8 ways to use optimism whilst leading through organisational change
Building enthusiasm and engagement in the workplace can be challenging, particularly during times of uncertainty and organisational change. Questions we hear from leaders and HR professionals during these difficult times include: How can I motivate...
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What is a Career Transition Program?
Employers typically engage Career Transition services to support affected individuals through retrenchments in a range of organisational change situations including downsizing, rightsizing and site shutdowns. Alternatively, individuals who are...
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Restructure Series: What happens to survivors after a restructure?
When organisations start to think about restructuring the business, often the need to nurture the remaining employees is forgotten. However, if people don’t feel valued, they won’t stick around. This can often be the impetus for pushing high...
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Restructure Series: 9 tips for choosing the best outplacement provider
Following an organisational restructure, there are many “audiences” watching how displaced people are treated and how they subsequently fare. Yet relatively few organisations handle the human element of restructures and redundancies well. However,...
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Restructure Series: 5 tips on retrenching employees with dignity
Many managers and HR professional say that retrenching an employee is one of the most difficult tasks that they have faced. These same people have also experienced the wider consequences of individuals or organisations handling terminations poorly.
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Restructure Series: 7 tips on communicating redundancies to employees
We live in an information age where restructures and redundancies become news headlines when handled incorrectly. We provide the following redundancy disaster stories and offer suggestions for alternative methods of communicating redundancies to...
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Restructure Series: How to manage a restructure for HR Professionals
Organisational change can be triggered by a host of different reasons, including acquisitions, mergers, divestments, downsizing, new business ventures, geographic and international growth (or retreat), restructuring, shifts in markets and services....
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3 top tips on how to write an interesting résume
A résumé doesn’t get you a job, it just gets you an interview. These are our 3 top tips on how to write an interesting résume that hiring managers will actually want to read!
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Case Study: Proactive Job Search and the Power of Networking
This week's blog was written by Trevor-Roberts Consultant, Kirsty Janney.
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